PRESS RELEASES

ALL COURT SERVICES RESUME MONDAY, SEPT. 29, 2008
Jury Service, Trials, Red Light Hearings, Parking Hearings

Municipal Courts LogoSeptember 26, 2008 -- The City of Houston Municipal Courts will resume regular court operations on MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 . All courts are open. Individuals who have court settings should appear in court as scheduled.

The reset period has been extended to accommodate individuals who had court settings September 12-26, 2008 , and were not able to appear due to weather related circumstances. Resets will be given IN PERSON , at ANY CITY OF HOUSTON COURT LOCATION through FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2008. **

All trials resume on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2008.

Jury Service resumes on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2008. Individuals who were scheduled for jury service should report as scheduled.

ALL RED LIGHT CAMERA PROGRAM and PARKING ADJUDICATION hearings resume on Monday, September 29, 2008. For those scheduled for a hearing the period of September 15-26, 2008, you will be rescheduled and notified by mail of your new hearing date.

For additional announcements and information please call the City's helpline at 3-1-1, or 713.837.0311 if outside of the City of Houston. Please visit Municipal Court's website at www.houstontx.gov/courts for information on all Court locations.

** IMPORTANT** If an individual FAILS to reset their case(s) during the reset period ending FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2008 , AN ARREST WARRANT WILL BE ISSUED.